Aside from perhaps a Leica M 240, the just released Sony A7
and A7r full frame E mount cameras promise to be the ultimate mirror-less
camera you can buy. A compact full frame
sounds like a dream, especially for those who like using adapted lenses, even
more so for Leica M lens lovers.
Certainly if I had plenty of spare money and time, this
camera would be high up there for me.
Perhaps the main thing I dislike is the exorbitant prices of
the Zeiss lenses it has been released with.
I am sure they are excellent, but at 4-5 times the going rate of the
equivalent Canon or Nikon, they'd better be exceptional. In fact the prices are really not far off the
equivalent for a Leica M product, and higher than the equivalent Zeiss M mount
lenses. That's going to scare off a lot
of enthusiasts, and keep potential volumes low.
There are a couple of questions that really still need to be
answered, and for me the biggest is what will the performance be like on wide
angle Leica M mount lenses. Performance
on crop bodies for some lenses, especially symmetrical type lenses typified by
the small Voigtlander wide angle lenses.
Still, I'm watching this camera closely as I think it will
be an excellent product.
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